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148 The Director said the Board has received the Amry Engineers' report on the Craig ProJect, and that State comments will be prepared shortly, after anal- ysis Qy staff engineers and consultation with Mr. Pughe and others of the area. The comments of the State are due in October. The Board adjourned at 5 o'clock, until 9:30 a.m., Saturday, September 17, 1949. SATURDAY MORNING, September 17, 1?49 I The meeting was called to order at ;9:45 a.m. by Vice Chairman Bailey, The Director reported on organization progress for the Upper Colorado RiverGCommissibn, following the sine die meeting of the Commission which had nego- tiated the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact. He said that Grand Junction, Colo- rado, had been designated as official headquarters of the Upper Colorado River CommiSSion, and that committees were at work on by-laws, budget and selection of ~ a secretary. Glenn Saunders, Denyer, made personal remarks to the Board, in which he expressed highest commendation for' the services of Judge Stone, as one of the key members of the Commission which drafted the Compact, and now as Colorado Commis- sioner in the Administration. He said.he felt sincerely that the States would not have succeeded in a Compact, except for the leadership of Judge Stone. Item 10, Case of the United States vs. Northern Colorado Water Conser- vancy District et al., was considered as a special order of business at 10:00 o'clock. The Director introduced the subject by'reading the text of the resolu- tion adopted by the Board at its April meeting, outlining the position of the State of 'Colorado. He said that the State, although not a party to the suit, was concerned because of the effect of Senate Document 80 effectuating State 'water policy on exportation projects and the interpretations of that document. He also stated that any court decision on Senate Document 80 should be enforce- able against the Federal agencies. The Director introduced the Department of Justice personnal attending the Board meeting: Robert E..Mulroney, William H.Veeder and C.V.Marmaduke, Jr. Ralph Carr announced he, and other lawyers, would welcome opportunity to state their arguments in court, but he questioned the procedure of talking the case over publicly in advance. Mr. Saunders of the Denver Water Board ex- plained his presence was not assent or consent to any developments of the dis- cussion, but that he desired the benefit of whatever ini'ormation cleveloped. Mr. Mulrooney announced the be made to the Board by 11r. Veeder. of the Government in the matter. Department of Justice presentation would Mr. Veeder explained generally the position I At this juncture of the meeting Governor Knous came into the meeting. The Governor stated he would be unable to stay, but that he had been prompted to appear. in person at the Board meeting "because of an item I saw in the paper" about Jean Breitenstein. The newspaper article referred to the response made by the Governor to a letter from Mr. Bannister.